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Software - Support => Installing Software => Topic started by: torreydale on May 02, 2016, 09:44:26 AM
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Sometimes when I reboot, the problem (red circle with with red diagonal line) returns. And when I go to Application Autostart, I see the Dropbox entry that I removed has returned. So to continue the workaround, I remove it again, logout, and then log back on.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Yes, on one of my three LL machines this happens, most of the time, but not every time. I am absolutely baffled as to why so I can offer you no help, only company.
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Heres one that does work - https://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-3.12.5.tar.gz it will extract to /home/user/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-3.12.5 then just create an autostart for it :)
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FYI - just tested this on LL3.0, tray icon shows normally without a workaround :) Hope this is true for everyone else when 3.0 is released.
(http://i.imgur.com/t3shNz9.png)
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I'm still getting this issue in LL 3.0. I also still have to go to Sessions & Startup every so often to remove the Dropbox session that doesn't work. Anyone else?
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How did you install it?
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via Lite Software.
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I'll test it on a vanilla install here and get back to you.
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Torreydale, in the meantime do this:
(http://i.imgur.com/bwhia7J.png)
Works a treat here after several login/outs.
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I tried this inadvertently on my desktop, which is still LL 2.8.
I just now tried it on my laptop, which is LL 3.0. Perhaps I typed something incorrectly, but I have the black box with the red circle and red diagonal line still.
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Topic split off original thread as that was Solved.
Not sure what else to try torreydale, I have tested my method thoroughly without any issues.
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So that I can copy and paste, can you enter your solution using the insert code button?
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I had to do a screenshot as mod_security on the web server interprets some code as malicious.
Code is here - https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx (https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx)
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Hello!
Don't know if this is related, but when *I* tried installing Dropbox (from their .deb file), the notification area icon and box didn't work for me, either. Found a permanent fix by editing the Dropbox config file as follows:
In a terminal window [CTRL-ALT-T], type or copy/paste the following:
sudo leafpad /usr/bin/dropbox
Create a new line after 'import os' and add the following:
os.environ['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'] = ""
Save [CTRL-S] and reboot.
Details here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail (http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail)
73 DE N4RPS
Rob
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I have the old way (the way Jerry showed in the 2.x series) working via Lite Software. The problem is whenever I try to remove the Application Autostart created by Dropbox, it keeps coming back. Even if I uncheck and remove it, and log out and back in, it'll reappear. That is the Application Autostart that I think gives me the red circle with the diagonal line. Is there a way to permanently remove that Application Autostart?
(http://imgur.com/ziSgvzxl.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/ziSgvzx.png)
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Hi torreydale,
Have you also taken into consideration the additional information that eightbit posted?
I would like to add that you must right click on the dropbox icon in the tray (after adding the autostart that Jerry posted and logging out/in), choose preferences and UNCHECK start dropbox on system startup. If you do not do this your application autostart dropbox modification will be returned to the "dropbox -i" command and the tray icon will be broken again on next reboot. It was driving me crazy wondering why the setting I changed kept getting reverted. Even if I deleted the dropbox autostart it would be re-created on next boot. Ugh. Turn off the preference and then use Jerry's command in the autostart and it works fine.
Hope that helps :)
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That makes too much sense. I'm unchecking it now.
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umm forgive me for a small hijack. I use Dropbox but do so from a web browser.
Its simple and it works.
I shall sacrifice a beer for being naughty. :P
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Autostart files are kept in /etc/xdg/autostart and ~/.config/autostart
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umm forgive me for a small hijack. I use Dropbox but do so from a web browser.
Its simple and it works.
And it doesn't address the concern. I'm one of those people who prefers to have some or all of my Dropbox files synchronized to my desktop. Their desktop client allows that. I was merely trying to get it to work as intended.
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I wish Dropbox would care enough to fix this.
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Hello!
Don't know if this is related, but when *I* tried installing Dropbox (from their .deb file), the notification area icon and box didn't work for me, either. Found a permanent fix by editing the Dropbox config file as follows:
In a terminal window [CTRL-ALT-T], type or copy/paste the following:
sudo leafpad /usr/bin/dropbox
Create a new line after 'import os' and add the following:
os.environ['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'] = ""
Save [CTRL-S] and reboot.
Details here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail (http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail)
73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Sorry for the delay, but just got round to doing this, so thanks N4RPS, works perfect for me.
Keith.
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Hello!
Don't know if this is related, but when *I* tried installing Dropbox (from their .deb file), the notification area icon and box didn't work for me, either. Found a permanent fix by editing the Dropbox config file as follows:
In a terminal window [CTRL-ALT-T], type or copy/paste the following:
sudo leafpad /usr/bin/dropbox
Create a new line after 'import os' and add the following:
os.environ['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'] = ""
Save [CTRL-S] and reboot.
Details here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail (http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail)
73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Thanks N4RPS for the easy fix!!!
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I just wanted to confirm I have had the same issue with dropbox icon and N4RPS post helped mi to solve the problem. Anyway, this is annoying and I think it should be pointed somewhere in the help files.
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I've fixed and tested a patch for this and uploaded the new dropbox packages. Should be fine now.
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Hello!
Don't know if this is related, but when *I* tried installing Dropbox (from their .deb file), the notification area icon and box didn't work for me, either. Found a permanent fix by editing the Dropbox config file as follows:
In a terminal window [CTRL-ALT-T], type or copy/paste the following:
sudo leafpad /usr/bin/dropbox
Create a new line after 'import os' and add the following:
os.environ['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'] = ""
Save [CTRL-S] and reboot.
Details here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail (http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xubuntu-dropbox-icon-fail)
73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Thanks N4RPS for the easy fix!!!
Hi everybody!
In my computer the dropbox icon in the panel was not working. Also the left-click-menu wasn't working too. So I came to this thread and see that the line os.environ['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'] = ""
was in the /usr/bin/dropbox file. I commented it (with "#") and started Dropbox with dbus-launch dropbox start and it came to life.
To clarify, I have LinuxLite 3.4 on a Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 but I had to install upstart and sddm for the OS to work in my computer. Maybe that's the problem in my case.
Hope this helps anyone.
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The package in Lite Software still works fine in regards to the tray icon.